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May 20, 2022
PemPem pitches to investors at PearVC's Demo Day
PemPem Founder-CEO Joann de Zegher had the opportunity to pitch to over 600 investors gathered for the Winter 2022 cohort at Pear VC Demo Day.
May 7, 2022
PemPem recipient of the RBC Innovation Prize | Prix d’Innovation RBC
PemPem Founder-CEO Joann de Zegher is congratulated by Sughanya Umapathy of RBC at the awards ceremony co-hosted by CDL-Montreal and NextAI.
May 6, 2022
PemPem selected as Feature Venture for supply chain at Creative Destruction Lab Super Session
At the final Session Day event for CDL-Montreal’s 9-month startup mentorship program, PemPem was chosen as “Feature Venture” for the CLD Super Session taking place from June 22-23.
Feb 22, 2022
How digital payments are enabling a shift away from the cash economy
Article published on the World Economic Forum Agenda describes how UpLink Top Innovator PemPem is helping Indonesian farmers move from cash to digital payments.
Dec 10, 2021
These 3 Indonesian agritech solutions are the winners of Cultivhacktion
Cultivhacktion, a hackathon for agritech solutions in Indonesia, has named the three digital platforms as its winners.
Nov 18, 2021
PemPay revolutionizes mobile payment in rural Indonesia bridging banked and unbanked users
PemPem together with Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Linkaja have launched PemPay™, a mobile payment solution for Indonesian agricultural micro enterprises.
Nov 9, 2021
These 5 entrepreneurs are protecting tropical forests through sustainable trade
Over the past 20 years, more than 60 million hectares of primary forest have been lost in the tropics, equivalent to an area the size of France, with an increasing demand for most forest risk commodities being driven by a higher per capita consumption.
Nov 6, 2021
PemPem prize winner at COP26 in Glasgow
The Tropical Forest Alliance hosted by the World Economic Forum has named PemPem Top UpLink Innovator as winner of the Tropical Forest Commodities Challenge for its impact on reducing deforestation.
Nov 3, 2021
Sylvain Carle joins PemPem as Strategic Advisor
PemPem continues its momentum as a sustainability start-up, adding Sylvain Carle as a Strategic Advisor